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Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

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EMPLOYEES ANXIOUS ABOUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND 10.05.2020 6:55

Some members of the restaurant owners association in Pretoria have expressed anxieties with the non-payment of most of the staffers by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)Covid-19 fund Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme . The Tshwane Tourism's Association representing most restaurants in the Capital City say only a small percentage of staffers were paid despite the UIF's online portal crea...

EMPLOYEES AT A CHECKERS IN CAPE TOWN CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS NORMAL AFTER A STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID 19 09.05.2020 5:07

An employee at a Checkers Store in Sunningdale in Cape Town, details how the store continued to operate as normal despite having a staff member who tested positive for COVID 19. The employee who is a cashier is one of those who came into contact with the other cashier who tested positive last month. Labour Inspectors are investigating the incident. The concerned employee painted a picture of a foo...

NEW NORMALS DURING AND AFTER COVID-19 09.05.2020 7:45

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

COMPLIANCE OF RETAILERS UNDER LOCKDOWN LEVEL 4 09.05.2020 14:29

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

FALSE INFORMATION HAS BEEN BLAMED FOR CHAOS THAT BROKE OUT IN OLIEVENHOUTBOSCH DURING THE HANDING OUT OF FOOD PARCELS 03.05.2020 2:53

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

The Western Cape still has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases 03.05.2020 8:56

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

WITS UNIVERSITY ON SOUTH AFRICA''S CORONAVIRUS RAPID TEST STUDY 02.05.2020 6:23

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

LABOUR ANALYST MAMOKGETHI MOLOPYANE ON JOB LOSSES DUE TO COVID 19 02.05.2020 7:41

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

DR JULIA TURNER FROM RIGHT TO CARE ON COVID 19 FACTS AND MYTHS 02.05.2020 7:53

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

IMPACT OF CORONA VIRUS ON ANIMALS 02.05.2020 7:50

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

POLICE ARRESTED FOR BREAKING THE LAW DURING LOCKDOWN 26.04.2020 3:03

Police have arrested several of their colleagues accused of breaking the law during the lockdown. So far, over one hundred police officers are behind bars for alleged corruption during the national lockdown. Police Minister Bheki Cele says all implicated officers must be axed from the service if they are found guilty. Meanwhile, the Gauteng Department of Community Safety and the Provincial Police...

WFP: COVID-19 pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger 26.04.2020 6:37

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

SOUTH AFRICA MOVING TO LEVEL FOUR OF THE NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN ON THE FIRST OF MAY 26.04.2020 3:28

Although South Africa is moving to Level Four of the nationwide lockdown on the first of May, most lockdown regulations remain in place. South Africans are instructed to stay home except for those who will be going to work. Addressing the media on what is to be expected during the Level Four, Cooperative and Governance Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says it will be mandatory for all people per...

CHALLENGES FACED BY AIRLINES DURING THE LOCK DOWN 25.04.2020 6:57

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

FARM WORKERS AT POULTRY FARM IN THE NORTH WEST EXPLOITED 25.04.2020 2:34

Workers at a poultry farm in Skeerpoort, near Brits in North West, say their employer has allegedly denied them permission to go out and buy essential goods. They say he has also denied them access to healthcare services, since the nationwide lockdown began. Instead, the employer started a tuckshop business, which sells goods at inflated prices. The employer, who denied the SABC access to the farm...

THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LONG-TERM INSURANCE WARNS POLICYHOLDERS ABOUT NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS 25.04.2020 4:57

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

DONALD TRUMP RECEIVES A SWIFT BACKLASH FROM THE MEDICAL FRATERNITY 25.04.2020 3:54

United States President Donald Trump has a received a swift backlash from the medical fraternity after publicly questioning whether ultraviolet light and household disinfectant could be used to kill the coronavirus. His remarks followed a short presentation at the daily White House briefing by a scientist who provided anecdotal evidence about how sunlight and disinfectants like bleach or alcohol c...

South Africans stranded in Bangkok are trying to make it back home 19.04.2020 4:29

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

We look at Covid-19 impact on children's mental health 19.04.2020 4:17

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

Corruption condemned during lockdown period 19.04.2020 5:18

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

WE LOOK AT TENDERS DURING COVID-19 AND HOW RESPONDENTS' INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAN BE PROTECTED 18.04.2020 9:58

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON HEALTHWORKERS 18.04.2020 6:46

The University of KwaZulu-Natal in partnership with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), will conduct a joint survey investigating the impact of Covid-19 on healthcare workers who are on the frontline of the global fight against COVID-19. Across the world, with South Africa being no exception, many healthcare workers have been infected with the virus. UKZN and the HSRC seek to understand ho...

Companies unprepared to manage employees working from homes. 18.04.2020 6:40

The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown has exposed weaknesses in many organisations' workforce management practices. This according to Managing Director of local software developer Sauce-code Graham Fry. Fry says most companies were completely unprepared to manage users in their homes. He also says the real value is not for companies to monitor their workers, but rather in managing them. For...

WORKERS AT A SUPERMARKET IN KHAYELITSHA ARE AFRAID AFTER TWO STAFF MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 18.04.2020 1:50

Workers at a supermarket in Khayelitsha say they are afraid to go home to their loved ones after two staff members at the store tested positive for coronavirus. The workers say they fear that they may spread the virus if they have also been infected. Corbin August has more details ...

DENOSA TO ENSURE THAT ALL HEALTH WORKERS ARE PROVIDED WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT ALL TIMES 12.04.2020 2:57

Nursing union, DENOSA, says government must continue to ensure that all health workers are provided with Personal Protective Equipment at all times as they are in the forefront of fighting the corona virus. The union says it's sad to note the number of doctors and nurses that have died in countries such as Italy due to a lack of protective equipment such as masks and gloves. Wisani Makhubele repor...